Penn State Berks vs Lycoming College

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Penn State Berks is a public and Lycoming College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Lycoming College has more expensive tuition & fees ($47,450) than Penn State Berks ($26,668).
It is harder to admit to Lycoming College than Penn State Berks.
Penn State Berks has a higher submitted SAT score (1,210) than Lycoming College (1,165).
Penn State Berks has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Lycoming College (25).
Penn State Berks has more students with 2,077 students while Lycoming College has 1,059 students.
Lycoming College has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while Penn State Berks's ratio is 13 to 1.
Penn State Berks has more full-time faculties with 140 faculties while Lycoming College has 88 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks and Lycoming College.

Penn State Berks	vs.	Lycoming College
Reading, Pennsylvania	Location	Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$15,944 Out-Of-State$26,668	2024 Tuition & Fees	$47,450
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$9,229	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$40,963

97.01 %	Acceptance Rates	68.00 %
10.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.00 %
1,210	SAT Score	1,165
27	ACT Score	25
33 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
76 %	Retention Rate	72 %
2,077	Student Population	1,059
140	Number of Faculties	88
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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